The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-29
A sCHooLMARM FOR A WIFE.
The Interesting Plot that was Laid Re
Gently by q Bachelor Flirt and Friend

The Interesting Plot that was Laid Re
Gently by Bachelor Flirt and Friend.
From the New York Evening San.
The platform of the station at Mount Yer
non on Tuesday morning was thronged with
as bright-eyed and rosy-cheeked group of
young women as it is ever the good fortune
of any one to see They chatted with volu-
BILE vivacity, and they carried under their
arms note books and marble-edged school
books. They were young schoolmarms, and
they were gathered in Mount Vernon to at
tend a convention of teachers.
There sat in one of the trains that drew up
at the depot young man with very English
whiskers and very French moustache, and
he looked boldly at the girls, raising the
window that he might better see the pretty
faces. An elderly gentleman with whom
the young man was acquainted sat i'll the
seat with him. He seemed to be charmed
as well as the young gallant. They were
both from New Rochelle. As the train
rolled away the young man pulled down
the window with sigh, but the old gentle
man said:
'Why didn't you get off, Roberta If l
were young man like you I'd attend the
convention"
"Whys" asked Robert.
why You ought to be ashamed of your
self. There are dozen girls on that platform,
any one of whom would make you a good
wife. You ought to be married, Robert;
and, let me tel you, that a pretty, young
schoolmarm discounts the best of the girls
for making good wife"
Well" replied Robert, ~ would like to
get married, but / can't afford it. / shan't
marry until l get more money than know
what to do with And yet -"
''Well, whatp'
'There was a girl-did you see that
black-eyed girl on the platform with the
apple blossomF and Robert spoke quite ten
derby.
II saw her. Now, Robert, want to make
a proposition to you. 1 know a girl in a
country town in Massachusetts, who looks
like that one No doubt she wears apple
blossoms into her school room. She is as
pretty as peach on a platter, and she will
be worth thousands of dollars to you if you
want to get rich. Now you get Saturday
off and 1 will take you up there and spend
introduce you. She needn't know that
you've come to look at her, but if you
don't snap her up I'm fool. She's too good
for you, and there isn't a girl in New
Rochelle that can beat her for smartness or
good looks"
"Honestg' said Robert. "There's some
very pretty girls in New Rochelle"
es, and the trouble with you is they are
all just about equally pretty: You'll be 6
bachelor flirt if you keep on"
I've heard Massachusetts, schoolmarm
were smart and pretty Gadl l believe III
go with you. That is if you'll take YOU
wife along. She told me something like
this last week, and if she can praise me
up to the schoolmarm as she did the
schoolmarm to me, wouldn't wonder if il
was a go,n, r-
mo joking, RobertF'
"Never SO serious in my life. I'm quit
excited about it. But" this somewhat doubt
fully, "Ill never dare live in New Rochelle
if we make match I've fiirted too much
there"
The train reached the Grand Central depot
and the match makers took the elevated. L
the reporter could only give the result O.
this true story it would no doubt charm the
many thousand readers. They and reporter
can only wish Robert the best luck mex
Sunday